Concubine's Survival Handbook

Chapter 105 The Old Lady's Birthday Banquet
Time passed quickly, and it was the old lady's birthday in a blink of an eye.

Early in the morning, Mrs. Yang got up early and went to the front yard to order various things.

This is the old lady's [-]th birthday, so of course it can't be sloppy, Yang knows very well that this time, she can win back all the favors she lost before.As long as this birthday banquet can make the old lady happy, what can't I get?
Mrs. Yang has been in Zheng's Mansion for many years, so she knows that the old lady likes Buddhism very much. A few days ago, Mrs. Yang went to a famous Buddhist temple nearby to invite some monks.

No, just as Mrs. Yang was about to come out to see if the monks had arrived, she saw those monks in plain robes walking slowly, not in a hurry!Everyone is holding Buddhist beads or wooden fish.At the front was an old monk in his seventies with a gray beard.

"Please, all eminent monks," Yang said with a smile.

"Amitabha!" The old monk chanted the Buddha's name and followed Mrs. Yang into Zheng's mansion, and the younger monks followed naturally.

Slowly, many guests came. As the prime minister's daughter, Jing Ning naturally wanted to entertain guests.Since the prime minister's mansion doesn't have many children, Zheng Xiuning has been receiving guests with the Yang family.

"The old birthday boy is here!" the butler shouted, and everyone saw the old lady wearing a dark blue long dress and a dark red double-breasted coat as her inner garment.Although they are all dark in color, they look extremely dignified because of the old lady's age.

The old lady walked into the main hall with the help of Zheng's father, and the next thing was to celebrate the birthday of the children and grandchildren.

Amidst the sound of monks reading Buddhist scriptures in low voices, Father Zheng knelt in front of the old lady, "My son wished my mother a sixtieth birthday, with blessings like the East China Sea, and a longer life than Nanshan."

"Good, good, good" the old lady happily said three good times.Her son is filial, how can a mother be unhappy?
Since there is no real wife in the mansion, the next step is Jing Ning, who is the daughter-in-law, and goes up to pay respects to her grandmother, "Granddaughter wishes grandma a prosperous sun and moon, Songhe and Changchun. Grandmother, granddaughter prepared a gift for grandma. Grandma, look, this is Jingning." Go to the most famous monastery nearby to ask a senior monk to consecrate the Buddhist beads, after consecration, the senior monk put it next to the Bodhisattva, let him receive the incense on September 81 and sue in front of him every day." Jing Ning held it in his hand. There is a box with a string of scarlet Buddhist beads in the box.

There was a gleam in the old lady's eyes, this girl really has a heart!

"Okay, okay, reward, come, girl Jingning, this is a reward from your grandmother." The maid behind the old lady stepped forward and handed over a purse, and then took the box in Jingning's hand. Needless to say, there must be a reward in the purse. silver.

Zheng Xiuning couldn't help being taken aback when he saw the string of beads, what's going on?Didn't that person tell her that what Zheng Jingning prepared was a piece of clothing?She even let that person tamper with that clothes, why is it now a string of Buddhist beads?
Without time to think too much, Zheng Xiuning came forward to pay homage to her birthday, "Grandmother, granddaughter wishes grandma, good fortune is like the long flowing water in the East China Sea, and her life is not as old as Nanshan. During this time, her granddaughter copied Buddhist scriptures every day and wanted to give her grandmother as a gift. The presents are not as good, but all the granddaughters sincerely transcribe for the grandmother."

Before the old lady opened her mouth, everyone felt humbled. Just as the eldest lady in front said she was looking for an eminent monk to sue scriptures every day, and the second lady was copying Buddhist scriptures every day to offer incense to Buddhist beads.

The old lady was very happy, and boasted, "You are also working hard, copying the scriptures every day. Although this gift is light, grandma understands your intentions." After speaking, she also rewarded Xiu Ning with a purse.

After Mrs. Yang also celebrated her birthday, the birthday banquet began. Everyone ate and drank, Zheng Xiuning sneaked to the table where the old lady put the gifts.I thought that no one saw it, but I didn't know that Wen Xing could see it clearly.

Until the birthday banquet was over, Jing Ning still felt a little uneasy. The birthday banquet was such a good opportunity, but the Yang mother and daughter didn't attack her?
Back in her courtyard, Jing Ning felt a little tired, so she called Wen Xing to massage her shoulders, and was still thinking about something.

While giving Jingning a massage, Wen Xing said, "Miss, the servant saw that the second young lady did something in the old lady's gift. She was a little far away and couldn't see clearly!"

"Miss, the master invites you to the old lady's courtyard, something happened to the old lady." Before Jing Ning had time to say anything, he saw an attendant beside his father hurried over.

Jing Ning looked anxious, "What happened?"

The attendant couldn't explain clearly, so he asked the eldest lady to hurry over.

Jing Ning hurried to the old lady's yard, and saw Yang's mother and daughter there, Jing Ning stepped forward to bless her body, "Jing Ning has seen grandma and father, I don't know what happened when father called me here?"

Father Zheng frowned slightly, "The gift your sister gave your grandmother was torn! Your sister said she saw you approaching the gift."

The words stop here, how could the clever Jing Ning fail to understand what his father meant.

"Grandma, Jingning has never done it before, can grandma trust Jingning?"

The old lady didn't speak, but Zheng Xiuning said, "Sister, I can see clearly that you are the one who got close to the birthday gift that my sister presented to her grandmother. If you say it's not you, how can you make my sister believe it?"

A trace of disdain flashed in Jing Ning's eyes, "But, my girl told my sister that you are the one near the gift!"

Xiu Ning thumped in his heart, how could she find out, but didn't show it on his face, "Sister, what do you mean that Xiu Ning tore up the gift from herself? It's really funny!"

Jing Ning didn't say much and directly called Wen Xing, "Wen Xing, tell me, you just told me what you saw? With my grandmother and father here, if you say it boldly, no one will bully you."

"Yes, miss. Master, old lady, the servants once entered the main hall to fetch things for the lady during the birthday banquet, and just happened to see the second lady sneaking around next to the old lady's gift and didn't know what to do!" Wen Xing obeyed without hesitation. The words of my young lady said everything I saw when I was a freshman.

"Father, grandmother, Jing Ning never took the initiative to provoke others, not to mention that Xiu Ning is Jing Ning's own sister, how could Jing Ning tear up her sister's gift. Now my maid saw her sister approaching the gift with her own eyes. Father, grandmother Mingcha, give Jingning justice. Sister Xiuning, how could I be sorry for you? Your father ordered you to be grounded. You can’t resent your sister just because you were grounded. My sister hopes that you will get out of the ground soon. Anyway, you and my sister One scene, how could you frame me everywhere like this?" The first words were addressed to the father and the old lady, and the words were sincere, but the latter words turned to Zheng Xiuning, and every word and every word revealed that Jing Ning thought of the sisterhood but was rejected. Xiu Ning resented.

Seeing that the situation was wrong, Mrs. Yang quickly said, "Perhaps some blind servant tore up the gift from Xiu Ning. Don't be angry, Miss. This matter is because Xiu Ning is too arbitrary. Please don't worry about it."

Zheng Xiuning was lucky when he heard Yang's words: "Besides, I am my father's daughter. My father doesn't believe me, but I believe a slave? Sister, what evidence do you have to prove that what she said is true? Maybe it is She tore up my Buddhist scriptures!"

Jing Ning couldn't help laughing when he heard the words. "Then let's talk about it."

(End of this chapter)